Supreme Court of India · 2009-02-12
Rur Singh (D) Th. Lrs. & Ors vs Bachan Kaur
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2009 SC 135
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Rur Singh (D) Th. Lrs. & Ors
- Respondent
- Bachan Kaur
- Author
- S.B. Sinha
- Bench
- Mukundakam Sharma, S.B. Sinha
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the validity of a Will executed by Kehar Singh under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, which requires specific formalities for execution. The High Court had reversed the findings of the lower courts, citing suspicious circumstances surrounding the Will's execution and failure to produce it during mutation proceedings. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision, affirming that the Will was not validly executed and thus, the appellants could not claim rights over the property based on it.